SURVIVORS of Travis Scott’s Astroworld gig have told how they saw “terror in the faces” of people caught in the stampede that killed eight people.
Fans Zachary Scott and Kaia Redus have branded the festival the “concert from hell” after the tragedy struck when the 50,000-strong crowd surged as rapper Travis Scott took to the stage.
The pair traveled to Houston, Texas, for the gig on Friday after posing for a smiley selfie – but say they have been left traumatized by the horror that unfolded around them as people pushed forward.
Zachary and Kaia said they “barely made it out alive” after getting caught stuck in the stampede.
“They ruined Astroworld fest,” Zachary, 20, told ABC13.
“The first time it was something where you have a fun time and you have fun stories to tell. This time you barely made it out alive.
“Astroworld was totally different. It was like a concert from hell.”
As others struggled to breathe around them, the pals feared for their lives before they were rescued by strangers.
“I was literally praying ‘Please get me out of here. This is not how I want to go, please,'” Kaia told the outlet.
Travis Scott, Drake, and Astroworld festival organizers Live Nation are reportedly being sued for damages following the fatal tragedy.
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A total of eight people lost their lives at the NRG Park in Houston, ranging in age from 14 to 27 – with many more injured.
TMZ reported on Sunday that civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump is representing victims who are suing Travis Scott and Live Nation following the disaster.
Scott, who was performing when the incident unfolded, said he was “absolutely devastated” by events.
In videos posted to Instagram on Saturday, the artist was overcome with emotion as he gave a statement about his actions during the tragic first night of the Astroworld Festival.
He said: “My fans really mean the world to me and I always wanna leave them with a positive experience and anytime I can make out anything that’s going on, I stop the show and help them get the help they need, you know?”
The rapper, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster II, added that he is working with the authorities and is asking fans from the event to do the same.
He said: “If you have any information, please just contact your local authorities. Everyone continue to just keep your prayers.”
Axel Acosta, a student who traveled to the festival alone, was among those killed.
Cynthia Acosta, the 21-year-old’s aunt, said he had traveled to Houston from Washington alone to see the rapper.
She told KTRK: “It was his first time going to an event like that.”
Axel, of Yakima County, was named as one of the victims by his dad Edgar Acosta – hours after cops released a photo of the 21-year-old as they asked for information.
Edgar became worried as his son didn’t return to his hotel room after the concert.
The youngest victim has been positively identified as 14-year-old schoolboy John Hilgert.
Keen baseball player John was a freshman at Houston’s Memorial High School.
Student Franco Patiño, 21, Danish Baig, 27, Brianna Rodriguez, 16, Jacob Jurinek, and Rudy Peña, 23, are also among the victims.
Danish’s brother described him as a “beautiful soul”, and revealed he died trying to save his sister-in-law.
Basil Baid, who was also at the festival, said the event had been “managed poorly”, and described people “pushing and shoving” in the chaos.
He wrote on Facebook: “My brother tried to save my sister-in-law from these horrendous acts that were being done to her in the process he lost his life.
“I am lost of words and in true trauma from this event. I was there and I wasn’t able to save my brother. People were hitting pushing and shoving.”
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